The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, August 03, 1911, Image 3
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FARMERS ONION
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FAVOR THE CORN SHOW
Several Important Resolutions Adopted..
The Membership Has Increased..
Action of Senator Smith in
Cotton Report Endorsed. . Death of
i Dr. Seaman A. Knapp Deplored.
The South Carolina State Farmer's
union, which met in Columbia on
r Wednesday adopted a number of
resolutions of State-wide importance.
The union Indorsed the National Corn
*>? " Kn VioM In Cnllimhlfl o n H lire.
IUV/fT tv UU aviu A14 WIUIUM?W| M>a?m m> o
?d upon the local unions to cooperate
with the Columbia Chamber of Commerce
to make the show a success;
Indorsed the action of Senator Smith
in calling the attention of Secretary
of Agriculture Wilson to the evil "effects
of the premature report on the
probable yield of cotton, recommended
the work of Dr. Harvey E. Wiley
in his work of enforcing the pure
food laws; deplored the death of Dr.
Seaman A. Knapp, the late head of
the United States farm demonstration
work, and proposed a monument for
jf him to be erected in Washington.
The sessions of the uniort are being
held in the hall of the house of
representatives. The first session
was held Thursday afternoon, commencing
at 4:30 o'clock 125 delegates
from every county in I he State
are present.
The following is the programme
for Thursday.
Minutes of previous meeting.
Election of Officers. '
Report of commitees.
Report from national meeting.
Unfinished business.
4:30 p. m.?Address by Clarence
Poe, editor of Progressive Farmer.
The following are the officers of the
Union:
President?A. J. A. Perrltt, Da
1/ Vice President?E. W. Drabbs,
i Route 1, Mayesville.
Secretary-Treasurer?J. Whitner
Reld, Columbia.
Chaplain?W. E. Bodie, Wards.
Conductor?W. E. Hopkins, HopSergeant-at-arms?W.
P. Caskey,
Lancaster.
Doorkeeper?A. P. Calvert, AbbeExecutive
committee?A. D. Hudson,
Newberry, Route 1; Douglas McIntyre,
Marion; L. C. Padgett,
Smoaks, Route 2.
The following committees were
named: Credentials?J. Whitner
Reld, S. F. Parrott, C. W. Haddon,
and J. H. Price.
Education?W. A. Stucey, S. A.
Burns, H. W. Beall, J. O. Jacques, T.
d L. Manning, and C. C. McAllley.
Good of the . order?J. Swinton
Whaley, A. E. Rogers, L. B. Frick
| and J. H. Claffy.
Memorials?J. H. Price, C. A. 'McFadden,
J. H. Adams, and W. Bright
i Bowie.
Resolutions?W. C. Brown, O. P.
Goodwin, J. B. Salisbury, C. F. Ka
* ger, and C. P. iMoorer.
Committee to meet President W.
M. Riggs?A. D. Hudson. W C. Fox^
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uommuiee w meet ^mrcuuc i wc
L. C. Padgett, S. P. Parrott.
Press committee^?E. W. Dabbs, L.
^K] ^ C. Padgett, J. H. O'Neall Holloway.
I Among the matters included in the
report of the State executive committee,
the union was congratulated on
f Its good fortune in securing the services
of J. B. O'Neall H-olloway as
State organizer and general field rept
resentative. The committee is grati1
fled in stating that the work of Mr.
Holloway has beer> so satisfactory
, that several counties have been revlved
and many reorganized. B. F.
u Keller and E. W. Dabbs have done
J. some special work, the former in Ai{
ken and Charleston counties, and the
j. latter in W llllamsburg comity. - The
ft result of these workers was satisfacr
tory.
i The report of the secrebary-treasurB
4 er shows a healthy cash balance in
lf the treasury after meeting all obligatlons
up to the end of fiscal year, endi,
Ing June 30, 1911.
| A. C. Davis, national secretaryP
treasurer, in his report to J. Whitt
ner Reld, State secretary-treasurer,
f! shows that there has been a gratifyL
ing increase in the membership in
our State. The committee thinks this
| increase is due to the representaI*
tives stressing the basic principles 3
r of the organization, namely, educatlon,
co-operation and general up- I
I lift work taitiong the farmers in tne
the State. The committee believes
that the increase in those three States 1
is due to emphasizing warehouse and
v . general cooperation.
* The union held a most. Interesting
* eession tfcftt night. Among the in- 1
terestlng features was the address
of W. M. Riggs on "The Aims and
Extent of the Usefulness of Clemson
College." B. P. Keller, deputy or- i
ganizer reported on his work in 1
Charleston county. J. B. O'N. Hoi- 1
lpway? deputy organizer, made a very i
Interesting report of the work he has i
dope. His picture of the condition i
of many of the farmers is far from 1
encouraging and appeal* moot ]
strongly for an active campaign for i
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a more thorough organization.
The officers for the coming year
were elected as follows: E. W. Dabbs,
Sumter, president; B. F. Keller, Collum,
vice president; J. Whitner Reid,
Columbia, secretary and treasurer;
W. E. BocHe, Saluda, chaplain; conductor,
C. W. Suber, Columbia; sergeant-at
arms, W. P. Caskey, Lancaster;
A. F. Calvert, doorkeeper,
Abbeville; H. T. Morrison, Charleston,
member of executive committee
for three years. J. B. O'Neall Holloway
of Newberry was elected as a
delegate to the national convention,
which is to held at Shawnee, Okla.,
on Sept 5.
The convention adjourned Thursday
night after one of the most harmonious
sesnions in the whole history
of the order in this State. Matters
of great moment were discussed
and a business plan for handling the
coton crop was adopted.
Clarence H. Poe, editor of the Progresive
Farmer, of Raleigh, N. C.,
delivered an address on "Education
and Cooperation," and explained the
working of the Torrens system of
registration of land titles. The union
indorsed the Torrens system.
A strong committee was appointed
on the cotton marketing plan.
On farm life and school the followig
committee was appointed to
v?r?r?rf nt t/h? .Tannn.nv meetinc of the
union by bill or therwise: H. H.
Ueall, A. J. A. Perritt and W. A.
Stucky.
The legislative committee is W. A.
Stucky, J. H. Claffy and Dr. W. C.
Brown.
The union called on the legislature
to provide for a tuberculosis camp.
It also passed resolutions condemning
The State for its readiness over
the summary of crop conditions two
weeks ago, claiming that the
headlines were misleading. Delegates
from some counties stated that
conditions in their localities are very
serious.
The Union adjoured to meet at
about the middle of January.
The next annual meeting will be
held in Charleston on the fourth
Wednesday in July, 1912, upon the
special request of the board of trade
of Charleston.
The executive committee mapped
out an aggressive campaign of organization
for August and September.
The following delegates attended
the convention:
Abbeville?A. F. Calvert, W. B.
Bpwie.
Anderson-?S. A. Burns, T. H. Biurriss.
Bamberg?J. E. McMillan.
(Beaufort?W. C. Vindent.
Calhoun?13. F. Keller.
Charleston?H. T. Morrison, J. S.
W'haley.
Cherokee?E. Hardin, S. F. Parrott.
Chester?O. C. McAliley, A. G.
Westbrooks. ,
Darlington?J. I. Thornwell, J. B.
<Melton.
CLarendon?C. A. McFaddin.
Colleton?A. S. Varn, J. D. Risher,
John Beach, C. F. Koger, J. O.
Jacques.
Darlingto?J. I. Thornwell, J. B.
Sansbury.
Dillon?Frank Sanderson. T. .B.
Manning.
Dorchester?C. P. Moorer, D. L.
McAlheny, J. B. Whetsell.
Edgefield?J. H. Courtney, W. U.
Parks.
Fairfield?D. L. Stevens.
Florence?W. R. Langs-ton.
Georgetown?W. H. Curry.
Greenville?T. H. Foster, R. A.
Dalton.
Greenwood?W. H. Clegg, W. C.
Had don.
Hampton?J. H. Adams, J. W.
Smith T1 "n WHlHams.
Horry?J. A. Lewis.
Kershaw?Newton Kelley.
Lancaster?C. L. McManus, U. A.
Funderburk.
Laurens?O. P. Goodwin.
Lee?W. A. Stuckey.
Lexington?G. B. Wingard, James
W. Shealy, L. B. Frick.
Marlon?A. E. Rogers, M. D. McRae,
W. C. Foxworth.
Newberry?R. T. C. Hunter, W. C.
Brown. *
Oconee?J. W. Alexander.
Orangburg?J. H. Claffy, J. H.
Price, J. D. Wiggins, S. H. Inabinet,
J. B. Traywick.
Richland?C. W. Suber.
Saluda?George B. Lester, J. C.
Riley.
Sumter?J. M. Brogdon, II. W.
Beall.
Union?J. iM. Greer, J. O. Harris.
Williamsburg?J. C. Everett, W.
O. Camlin.
York?J. F. Ashe.
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Widow Gets the Money.
At New Haven, Conn., Burr S.
P%ck. a wealthy retired manufacturer,
aged 80, who recently eloped with a
pretty waitress, Miss May Bryne, aged
20, is dead. Peck created a sensation
when he eloped with the waitress.
They lived together a few days when
Peck instituted divorce proceedings.
The suit was afterwards withdrawn.
An estate, valued at $100,000 goes to
the young widow.
First Woman Victim.
Mme. Denise Moore is the first woman
victim of aviation. She was
killed at Etompes, France, Monday
night. Mme. Moore has already
made several fine ascents and was
Etbout to make a high flight. When
si bout 150 feet In the air her biplane
was caught by a gust and capsized,
it fell etright to the earth and the
iroman waa crushed beneath it. '
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TAFT IN A HOLE
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Tke Dtaocrats ud kartells Rtat the
Sundpat Republican.
THE WOOL BILL PASSED
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After Defeating Underwood and Original
LaFollette Bills, Senate Coalition
Puts Through Compromise
Measure Providing for Reductions
in Wool Duties.
Out of what had appeared to be
chaotic condition in the Senate, there
suddenly arose Thursday a coalition
of Democrats and insurgent Republicans,
which bowled over the regular
organization and passed a compromise
bill for the revision of the woollen
tariff, by 48 to 32.
TUHh now fnron tn tho Senate unit
ed on a reduction of tariff duties all
down the line and, flushed with victory
is threatening not only to enact
the so-called House "farmers' free
list*' bill into law next Tuesday, but
to put through a cotton bill as well.
The insurgents want the sugar and
steel schedule included in the program
me.
The House Democratic leaders are
not willing to accept the compromise
bill as it passed the Senate, but they
are more than willing to meet the
Senate conferees. Chairman Underwood,
of the House ways and means
committee, expressed the belief that
a bill satisfactory to both houses
was more than likely to be agreed
upon.
This would put the wool Issue up
to President Taft, and there is much
speculation as to what his course
would be. While Mr. Taft would
mak^, no comment on the situation,
there have been strong intimations
from the White House within the
past few weeks tha^t he would not
hesitate to use the veto on any tariff
schedules passed in advance of the
report of the regular tariff board.
Assumption of power by the Dem
ocratic-insurgent combination was
the outgrowth of a similar coalition
formed on June 21, to send the woolen
bill to the finance committee with
instructions to report it back July
10. The standpat Senators then admitted
that their control of the upper
House of Congress had been
broken and that they would no longer
hold themselves responsible. The
finance committee, shifting the respon
nihility to the floor of the Senate,
reported the bill back adversely
the next day.
Senator Penrose, chairman of the
finance committee, freely predicted
that Mr. Taft would veto any wool
measure that might come out of the
conference. Doth Democratic and
regular Republican leaders seem to
feel that a veto would not be to their
disadvantage.
The bill as passed by the Senate
was drawn by Senator UaFollette
and was a compromise between the
Underwood bill, which passed the
Democratic House, and the original
LaFollette bill, both forced out of
the way.
Some idea of the compromise may
be had from the proposed rates on
raw wool.v The House bill proposed
a rate of 20 per cent, ad valorem.
J ? 1 ? ? 1 T T7< ~ 11 ~ H ^ Villi nrnnncai!
1 lie unguiii 1 i r uiicno uih |m uiiuuto i
4 0 per cent. The compromise fixes
the rate at 35, per cent. It is predicted
that the conference will put it
at 30 per cent.
The progressive programme is to
remain in session until action may he
had on the several schedules named.
The agreement under which the wool
bill was put through extends to the
"farmers free list," in modified form.
The Democratic Senators are neither
so unanimous or as enthusiastic
as the 'nsurgent Republicans for a
continued revision. They say that
much will depend on the President's
attitude.
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STRANGE MARRIAGE CUSTOM.
Practiced l>y Natives .of Dutch New
Guinea.
I
Describing the work of the expedition
to Dutch New Guinea, Captain 1
G. C. Rowling, at a meeting of the 1
Royal Geographical Society, at Lon- 1
don, gave his impresions of the na- 1
tives. During a years sojourn with 1
them the travellers obtained consid- 1
erble insight to many of their cus
toms. Marriage was only witnessed {
on one occasion, in this instance the
men who escorted the bridge up the (
river betaking themselves to their 1
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nomes, wnne wie uriue, proueeueu uy
an old woman, crawled through the {
mud and up the bank on her hands
and knees, and in this degraded position
disappeared Into her future
home. Neither In marriage or in {
birth were any festivities undertaken.
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IJttle Boom Started. e
A new Democratic presidential 1
boom has started in favor of Repre- 1
sentative Oscar W. Underwood, of c
Alabama, chairman of the committee
on ways and means. This boom has
the backing of the Alabama delegation
In congress, each and every man 1
of whom has declared that it will v
grow to formidable proportions be- 1
fore many days have passed. 1
CORN SHOW TO COJif
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FOKTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
NEEDED TO FINANCE IT.
Cities and Towns Will Be Asked to
Aid in the Movement of National
Importahce.
The National Corn Exposition will
be held in Columbia in 1913. This
announcement was made Monday by
Secretary Hamby of the Columbia
Chamber of Commerce, and a campaign
will be launched imediately to
secure $40,000 necessary to hold the
exposition. The cities and towns of
South Carolina will be asked to help
In the movenment.
The following letter was addressed
Monday by Secretary Hamby to
the president and officers of the
nVinmKnra r\f unm 111 and hftardR
I V/iiaill I/V1 O v/i wutiuv* w ?? ?%
of trade ofK the different cities and
I towns of South Carolina.
"The holding of the National Corn
Exposition in South Carolina in 1913
is now assured provided the cost of
putting it on can be guaranteed
within sixty days.
"This guarantee is $40,000?$20,000
of which is to be paid in cash
monthly installments between now
and the opening of the exposition,
which will be January 29, 1913.
"In addition to the above guarantee,
it is necessary to erect on the
fair grounds a building .sufficiently
large to take care of the exposition;
this building has been purchased at
a- cost of $25,000, and is the largest
auditorium in the South, capable of
seating 35,000 people. You will see
from the above that it required a total
of $05,000 to finance the proposition,
$25,000 of which has been
pledged bv Columbia for the bulldiugs
and $40,000 must now bo guaranteed.
"This is the largest proposition
that has been undertaken in this
State and is one of State-wide importance
and benefit. In addition to
the expenditure of $25,000 for this
building without any solicitation as
yet, three citizens of Columbia have
contributed $3,500 in cash; one of
the railroads ^entering Columbia, the
name of which will be repealed later,
has subscribed $5,000 toward the
guarantee; the city of Charleston
has already pledged a subscription of
A A A A A A -1- 1 - * ^ O r AAA
$z,uuu, maKing a luiai ui *>o?>,uvu,
leaving a balance of 30,000 yet to be
secured In one of the four ways: either
by guarantee or cash, or both.
The officers of the association
have already begun their campaign
of publicity, securing concessions,
arranging for State and other exhibits,
securing special transportation
rates, etc.
"Monthly installments will have to
be paid in cash, beginning immediately,
and it is therefore necessary
thiat the opportunity be accorded the
undersigned to present this matter
to every commercial body in every
county in South Carolina which may
be interested in the agricultural and
industrial development of the State
as soon as possible after Thursday,
August 10.
"Time and space will not- permit
me to go into details through this
medium, therefore I would respectfully
ask that your board of directors
and membership grant me an
audience at such a time and place
as may be most convenient. A3 it
will probably be necessary for me to
visit 25 or 30 towns in the State, you
will see the importance of giving this
your earliest attention, that I may be
able to arrange an itinerary that can
l>e carried out at the least expense
and in the shortest time.
"Kindly let me know \s soon as
possible whether you can arrange for
such an audience at your regular
monthly meeting, or if that time be
now past, at some special meeting
called for the purpose, giving me the
Unto ti1nr>A nnri liniir
"I am convinced that this movement
and rebound to the. greatest
good to this State, which is now in
the very best shape to receive the
benefits that will accrue to it from
the holding of the National Corn exposition
ihere in 1913. Those who
realize the agricultural and industrial
possibilities of South Carolina
will need no urging in this matter,
and its mainly to those who have not
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given it a thought that I wish to present
the proposition, that they, too,
may become materially interested in
an undertaking which will not only
he the best advertisement possible to
the entire Sta/te, but will put it at
least two years ahead of every other
Southern State in agricultural development.
"Thanking you in advance for an
5arlv reply, and eagerly hoping that
t may have the privilege of meeting
pour organization for the purpose
tbove mentioned, I am."
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Triplets Hold Reception. ,
Hundreds called on Mr. and Mrs. i
George C. Livingston of Pittsburg, (
Mass., Tuesday afternoon to see their ]
Fourth of July triplets. The parents
>f the pair of boys and a girl "were
io beset they decided to hold a public ]
eception. Many of the visitors left ]
;ootees, flannel coats, tiny dresses i
md other baby wear.
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White Gets Parole. i
Governor Blease has paroled John
Vhlte, a former penitentiary guerd <
;ho was convicted in Richland county 1
n 7.909 aa acessory to the killing of i
Sber Ashford. Ii
WILL BE NtXT
The Nitien Chief Faratr is Ctttiag Tee
Old Fer His Dalits.
YOUNGER HAN NEEDED
Recent Developments in the Departnient
of AKTiculturc Indicate that
the Secretary is lacking in Executive
Strength, Due Probably to the
Encroachments of Age.
Because of repeated developments
in the Agriclltdral Departmnet at
Washington indicating that the executive
grip upon it is weak, the impression
is growing that its venerable
head, Secretary Wilson, is feeling
the encroachments of age to
such an extent that he is incapable
of handling? the complicated machinery
of his great dtpartment with eftlciency.
The Washington correspondent of
The News and Courier says it is being
said with a good deal of freedom in
semi-oflicial circles that some of the
r.iost embarrassing troubles that have
afflicted the administration might
have been avoided if Secretary Wilson
had supervised with the proper
alertness and positiveness the various
bureaus fn which trouble has occurred.
In several important instances it
looks as the venerable Secretary has
been unaware of what has been going
on under his very ncse, and only
when a veritable explosion occurs
does he arise to the necessity of doing
something to show his authority
tnd accept his responsibility.
First, there was the Pinchot affair.
The bureau of forestry is a subsidiary
of the department of agriculture.
It was built up into one of the
leading branches of the Goveftiment
under the direction of the former
chief forester, Gifford Pinchot, and
no one regarded the development
with greater satisfaction than the
rr i~u
noil, joremiiui w jibuu.
When the Taft administration
changed the policy of the interior department
and Mr. BalHnger got to
work to "kill snakes" there is reason
to believe that the Secretary of
Agriculture still sided with Pinchot
and that the latter had his chief's approval
in a number of acts that attracted
the ire of the new Secretard
of the Interior. But when it
was evident that the President was
aggressively backing the Ballinger
policy, and that if the secretary of
Agriculture did not disavow the doings
of Pinchot there would probably
be a new man holding the agricultural
portfolio, Mr. Wilson dropped Pinchot
lite a hot potato.
Secretary Wilson followed the
same course with regard to Dr. Wiley,
of the bureau of chemistry. When
the policy of safe-guarding the public
against injuriously "doped" food
products and beverages was being developed,
ncbody enjoyed it more than
the Secretary of Agriculture. But
when the fight came to a crisis and
the "interests" looked about them for
some way of stopping the assault on
benzoate of soda as a preservative,
Secretary Wilson raised no objection.
In the present effort to drive Dr.
Wiley out of the government service,
Secretary Wilson has been revealeo
in an attitude of ignore nee or of vacillation
by no means creditable to
him. Me must recommend some
course of action to the President
with regard to the technical error
in which Dr. Wiley has been ap1
tehended and the task is oppressing
the Secretary unspeakably.
Another possibility of trouble for
the Serretary is found in the charges
preferred against the chief of the
weather bureau, Mr. Willis L.
.Toore, who seems to have done something
like that which is ascribed to
Dr. Wiley.
It is said that Mr. 'Moore hired
earthquake experts out of the emergency
fund, which technically should
not be used for such a purpose. Coming
at this time, the 'Moore charge
tends to em harass the Secretary if he
i? disposed to agree iwth the Attorney
General that Dr. Wiley should
leave the service. If Dr. Wiley, why 1
not also Dr. Moore. 1
But the most conclusive evidence of 5
the Secretary's lack to grasp upon i
the situation is the fact that an es- *
tlmate of the size of the forthcoming- 1
crop of cotton was published by his
department and given to the press
without his knowledge or approval.
Senator Smith, of South Carolina, <
who is one of the leaders of the i
Southern Cotton Growers Association 1
went to see Mr. Wilson the other day 1
to protest against the policy of the 3
department permitting such guesses to
be given out with its authority, 1
causing great demorilization in the i
cotton market and giving great impetus
to speculation against the far- c
mors' interest. i
The Secretary told the Senator that c
he (the Secretary) had not been ap- t
prised of the alleged estimate and i
that Is was without his sanction or \
warrant of law, and that an estimate i
had been published by the depart- t
ment it should never be done again.
The estimate was published, of c
course, and Mr. Wilson's statement i
In the premises simply shows how t
much has been going e- under his c
nominal supervision without his real- c
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DARING ROBBERY
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THREE THIEVES SHOOT A CLERK
AND ROB A STORE.
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They Seize a Tray Containing Five
Thousand Dollars Worth of Dift* v
monds and Escape.
Three armed thieves invaded the
heart of the Tenderloin at its gayest
hour Saturday night in New
York, smashed a Sixth avenue jeweler's
shop window, shot his clerk
dead, seized $5,000 worth of diamond
rings and got away in a taxicab,
pursued by scores of persons
who had witnessed the murder and
robbery.
A woman, who the police believe
was a confederate, entered the store
of Jacob Jacoby a few minutes prior
to the shooting and asked Mr. Jacoby
to test her eyes for glasses.
While she engaged him the window
glass was smashed and Adolph Stern,
a clerk, rushed to the street. An
under-sized man witn a revolver
blocked him at the door.
Stern tried to brush past him to
get at a man who had poked his
hand through the broken window
and grasped a tray of diamond rings.
The under-sized man shot twice and
St.ern fell. "My God, I'm shot," he
cried. A m ? nent later he was dead.
Passers saw the man at the window
withdraw the tray of rings, tuck
it under his coat and dart across
the street. He disappeared through
the open door of a red touring car.
The engine coughed and the machine
was gone with half a hundred men
pursuing. These the oar soon outdistanced,
but not until the first
three numbers had been caugiht.
They were 53 7 and constitute the
chief clue left for the police.
The man who shot Stern ran in
the opposite direction, unseen by any
one but Mr. Jocoby. The murderer
fired a wild shot at Jacoby, eluded
him and escaped.
Detectives took up the trail within
a few minutes, and armed with descriptions
of the slayer and the automobile,
are hopeful of capturing the
thieves. *
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BELIEVES IN KING COTTON.
IVatson Does Not Think There Will
Be Over 13,000,000 Bales.
Commissioner E. J. Watson, like
many of us, does not believe in the
absurd fraudulent prediction made
by some fakir connected with the
National Agricultural Department
that the cotton crop of this ye?ar will
reach over 14,000,000 bales. He
thinks the farmers will receive a
splendid price for their cotton if they
maintain their supremacy by marketing
the crop dn a sane method.
Mr. Watson is unquestionably one
of the greatest authorities in the*
country on the situation, for he notv.
only takes in South Carolina, nor thecotton
belt, but he goes to Europeto
ascertain conditions there. He?
states that the cotton crop this year
cannot exceed 13,000,000 bales and
with deterioration which may be expected,
it will fall considerably under
that figurev.
Mr. Watson says the condition of
the European spinners is such that
they will have to have cotton and
have it in great quantities. He states
that with such conditions confronting
them they will have to pay the price
demanded by southern farmers, la
addition to this Mr. Watson says that
crop conditions over the whole belt
are not ideal and that even with present
seasons South Carolina will not
make more than 1,300,000 bales,
which is a little more than last season.
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Mr. Watson says South Carolina
will make almost enough corn to supply
the local needs, notwithstanding
the backset the drought gavo the early
planted corn. He thinks this is a
great thing for a certain belt State,
liko South Carolina, to do. All our
farmers have to do is to sit steady
in the boat and market the cotton
crop slowly and it will bring good
prices.
Dies From Fist Blow.
At Philadelphia, A. D. Smith, of
Mew York, a marine, died as the te3ult
of a fist fight at the nfewy yard,
i terrific, blow from his opponent,
\nton Aowalski, of North Dokota, also
a marine breaking his skull. Aosvnski
will bo tried by court-martial.
Booze Wins in Texas.
The anti-proliibition measure won
>ut in Texas at the Saturday election
iccording to figures compiled by the
Dallas .News. The total vote to date
s: Against the amendment, 234,L01;
for the amendment, 227,997.
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y knowing any more about it than
f he were at the North Pole.
Senator Smith will Introduce a res>lution
calling upon Mr. Wilson to
nform Congress whether or not hi#
lepartment did issue th? advance eat*
.Imate attributed to it in the newa>&pers;
if so, why such an estimate
vas permitted; and what fluctuation#
n the cotton market have followed!
he publication of the esitinate.
There is no telling what may grow
>ut of this incident, emphasising a#
t does the looseness with which th%
lepartment of agriculture is b?4n?
operated under the existing systett of
tontrol. . .
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